Dear Editor, On or about May 11th 2018, I was pulled over by Monroe City Police Department. When the officer walked up to my vehicle, I asked him why did I get pulled over. He stated I failed to use…
Category: Editorial
Reading sparked a consciousness for local activism
“It’s safe to be black month has ended” but our need to learn about our culture and history should be ongoing. When Carter G. Woodson began “Negro History Week” in the 1920’s it was designated as a week to celebrate…
We first must educate, before we can eradicate racism… Confederacy
It is not only about slavery…It is also about treason! Dear Editor, In the State of Virginia and other southern states, there are Confederate Statues that are boldly displayed on public streets. Some may see it as a way…
Local history should be a part of school curriculums
How easily we forget! For nearly forty years I have written about the need for local history to be taught as part of the standard Louisiana History courses in school. The idea was entertained but never embraced by any of…
Issues concerning School Bus and Student Safety
Dear Editor, My name is not important and I am not looking for any glory out of this, but this issue concerns school buses and student safety, and I feel this issue should be brought to your attention. I live…
There are 35 Black Doctors in the parish, can you name them all?
Did you know there are 35 African-American doctors in Monroe today? That’s a lot of doctors, but it’s an accurate number. The African American Heritage Drama opens next week saluting the pioneers of the medical profession in Monroe: Drs. A.M.…
Support for Black Businesses declining, what’s the story?
Black-owned Business Enterprises, as we know them historically, are disappearing off the landscape in the Metropolitan Monroe community. The oldest Black-owned Business in Monroe is the Richardson Funeral Home which is about 89 years old. It is followed by Reliable…